Shoe-shining stand.



W. H. RAMSEY.

SHOE SHINING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.24, 191s.

1,12&,520, Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Inventor Attorneys erable form of my llVIliLIAIKL'iH. RAMSEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

SHOE-SHINING STAND.

Application filed March 24, 1913.

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM H. RAMSEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Shoe-Shining Stand, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe-shining stands.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved form of shoe shining stand with a box pivotally secured therebeneath, the pivotal connection between the box and the stand being so located that the box may assume a position beneath the stand or may swing through 180 from such posi tion to thereby assume an extended position with the longitudinal axis of the box substantially parallel to the elongation of the longitudinal axis of the stand so that there will be little or no likelihood of any dust accumulating within the said box as it is brushed from the shoes.

A further object is to provide a stand with legs pivotally secured thereto whereby the same may be folded and the stand hung up and so disposed out of the way during the non-use thereof.

A further object is to provide a stand with suitable braces therefor whereby any longitudinal or lateral play thereof will be prevented.

Vfith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the prefinvention is illustrated, in which Figure l is a view in improved stand with the swinging box par- ,tially extended. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a fragmental detail view illustrating the manner in which the box is pivotally secured to the under portion of the foot rest.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate correperspective of my Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 12, 1915. Serial No. 756,586.

sponding parts throughout the several views, a narrow flat board is provided to the under surface of which is secured a metal plate, the metal plate and fiat board forming a foot rest to the extreme ends of which are secured the metallic reinforcing and protecting members 2 securely held thereto by means of the bolts The foot rest 1 being broad and flat allows the foot to be pl on and the reinforcing and protect ng members 2' prevent the ed es thereof from being mutilated.

Rigidly secured to the ends of the foot rest 1 and depending therefrom are the brackets 4, the side edges 5 thereof and the top edge 6 being bent inward to thereby form a strong and integral structure. The top inwardly extending edge 6 of the bracket is rigidly of the bolts 3 whichextend through the reinforcing members 2 to thereby hold the brackets rigidly to the said foot rest 1.

Pivotally secured to the brackets l are the downwardly extending legs 7 preferably formed of angle iron and secured to the said brackets by means of bolts or pivots 8. The legs 7 are adapted to contact with the in wardly extending side flanges 5 of the rackets when the said legs are in an extended position as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings and will be suitably braced thereby.

The stand is provided with a pair of legs 7 at each end thereof and between each pair extend the brace members 9 adapted to hold the legs against shifting in a longitudinal manner. Extending between each leg of each pair are the overlapping brace members 10, one of which is provided with depending projections 11 adapted to engage a notch 12 in the corresponding brace member to thereby limit the relative movement of the said brace members and to hold the same in alinement to thereby hold the legs 7 in an extended position. The legs 7 may be folded together by first forcing the pivotally mounted brace members 10 upwardly which will allow the said legs to collapse the stand then being in what is termed a folded condition.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that by means of the brace members 9 and the formation of the downwardly extending brackets 4, the lateral play will be taken up by the side flanges 5 and the brace members 10 and that the longitudinal play will aced securely there-' secured to the foot rest 1 by means LOO ' In order to provide be taken up by the brace members 9 and the brackets with the inwardly extending top 6. a suitable receptacle for brushes, blacking paste and similar articles, a box 18 is provided and to the top rear portion thereof is secured the strap 14 extending through which is the bolt or pivot member '15. The same pivotally engages the box 13 and allows the same to be swung completely under the foot rest in which position it will lie entirely under the foot rest 1 or the box may be stantially 180 from said position whereby the longitudinal axis thereof will lie sub nuts 18. The

stantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the foot rest, in which position it will be.

out of the way of any foreign material which may be brushed from the shoes and at the same time will be readily accessible for the inserting or withdrawing of the said shoe-shining articles. The strap 14 is provided with a suitable aperture 16 there in and an alined aperture 17 is provided in the bottom of the box through which the said bolt 15 extends and to the lower extremity of which are fastened the securing strap 14 is' adapted to contact with the under surface of the foot rest 1 and provide a suitable bearing surface for the box to contact therewith. The bolt 15 is placed sufficiently near the edge of the foot rest 1 so that the side wall of the box may swing into the said alined position before the same comes in contact with the sides 5 of the bracket.

From the foreging it that the box is limited in its movement to position under the foot rest 1 in which the rear wall 19 of the box contacts with the edge of the flanges 5 and to a position substantially 180 therefrom in which the side Copies of this patent may be obtained for swung through subwill be apparent wall of the box will contact with the side of one of the flanges- 5.

In order to provide means whereby the said stand may be ing" the non-use hungout of the way durthereof, suitable eyes 19 are'secured to one edge of the foot rest 1 and What I claim to be new and original with me is A. stand comprising a narrow flat rest, means for holding the same supported above the ground, a receptacle of substantially the same size as the rest, a pivot bolt extending through onecorner of said rest and through one corner of said receptacle, said supporting means extending in the path of the pivotal motion of the receptacle and limiting the receptacle to a position beneath and protected by the rest and at a position substantially 180 degrees therefrom, the latter position of the receptacle bringing the longitudinal axis thereof substantially parallel to and offset from the prolongation of the longitudinal axis of the rest to prevent foreign matter from being brushed from the shoes into the receptacle during the use of the stand.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

7 WILLIAM n. RAMSEY. Witnesses! I i G. RAMsny,

W. COREY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oi Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

